Paid to Speak

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In this workshop we'll learn the steps to becoming a highly paid speaker. How to create your speaker one sheet, how to pitch yourself for paid speaking gigs and how to find paid speaking gigs. Jaimie Abbott is an award-winning media professional, author and international keynote speaker and has spent two decades in the industry working as a Radio and TV Journalist, Political Media Adviser and state and federal candidate, elected local councillor, Managing Director of her own public speaking and media training company and as a Senior Public Affairs Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). In 2011 Jaimie was deployed to Afghanistan where she worked as the Chief Media Trainer in Kabul for six months for Headquarters International Security Assistance Force. In this role, she trained over 100 General Officers from all over the world on how to master media interviews. Jaimie is still in the RAAF Reserves and holds the rank of Wing Commander. Jaimie teaches professionals how to feel more confident when public speaking. She also has an online course, Paid to Speak which shows entrepreneurs how to become highly paid speakers. Jaimie has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master in Strategic People Management, a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) Degree, a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and a Company Directors Course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.